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Rutin
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rutin [′rüt·ən]
(organic chemistry)
C27H32O16A hydroxyflavone glucorhamnoside derived from cowslip and other plants; yellow needles melting at 190°C; used to treat capillary disorders.

Rutin 

(also quercetin-3-rutinoside), an organic compound of the flavonoid group. Its molecule is formed of the flavone quer-cetin and the disaccharide rutinose. Rutin is contained in tea leaves and the leaves of the common rue; it is also contained in buckwheat and other plants. The compound possesses vitamin activity; it regulates the permeability of the capillaries. Rutin is used as a medicinal preparation, often together with ascorbic acid.



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Now, the new Wobenzym PS provides health professionals with a unique blend of enzymes in an enhanced formula with twice the strength of active ingredients bromelain, trypsin, and rutoside, compared with Wobenzym N.
Effect of a combination of coumarin dervatives and rutoside on venous and lymphatic circulations during severe contriction of the caudal vena cava in rabbits.
Investigators administered a combination of bromelain, trypsin, and rutoside (rutin) to patients for two weeks following surgery to fix fractured long bones.
 
 
 
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